Asheville
Population 94,589 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in United States
- January: 10 h 01 of daylight
- February: 10 h 55 of daylight
- March: 11 h 56 of daylight
- April: 13 h 05 of daylight
- May: 14 h 02 of daylight
- June: 14 h 33 of daylight
- July: 14 h 20 of daylight
- August: 13 h 31 of daylight
- September: 12 h 25 of daylight
- October: 11 h 19 of daylight
- November: 10 h 18 of daylight
- December: 9 h 46 of daylight
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Asheville Herb Festival
May
The largest herb festival in Southeast, offering herb plants, herbs, books, soaps, herbal crafts, vinegars, medicinal herbs, lotions, tinctures, teas, dried flowers, herbal baked goods, and herbal gifts. Held each May
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
August
Mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, and dancers. Held the first weekend in August
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Great Smokies Craft Brewers Brewgrass Festival
September
Over 30 American breweries showcase more than 100 different beers, along with music from national and regional bluegrass musicians. Held each September. Dead link
5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Asheville); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.